Sunday, November 21, 2010
Dream Sheets Installation at DUMBO Arts Festival, September 2010
Here are some pictures of my installation at DUMBO Arts Fest in association with One Arm Red and Midnight Revelries. Materials: bedsheets, the dreams of over 20 participants.
Wednesday, October 06, 2010
The Banana Skirt
Miss C. Spot as Josephine Baker.
Shanghai Mermaid, September 2010, Havana Nights.
Friday, September 10, 2010
This Saturday! Shadow/Play + Party
Darlings and Cohorts,
Please join us this weekend in a very special event! Celebrate autumn and support the magical things in the city...
Along with an incredible line-up for the love of Rubulad, the Fairytale Experiment shall present Shadow/Play, with silhouettes by C. Spot Designs... an early show 11pm-ish and a late encore 1am-ish... Hope to see you there!
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Save Rubulad from Extinction!
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Rubulad and 3rd Ward Present:
...On Saturday, September 11, 2010
Pre-Hysteria – a fund-raiser to help save Rubulad from extinction
At 3rd Ward – 195 Morgan Avenue at Stagg Street
After years of sending Brooklyn's most adventurous party-goers into all-night wonderlands of art and celebration, Rubulad is now in danger of losing its space. "Pre-Hysteria" -- referring to all things billions years back, the way things were when dinosaurs and not the Department of Buildings ruled the earth. Please dress and comport yourselves accordingly.
live music by:
Les Sans Culottes
Lily and the Parlour Tricks
Thomas Francis Takes His Chances
The WoWz
With your dj/soundman Cody
DJs:
The Vintage DJ
DJ Dirty Finger
Reagonomics
Jimmy Jaxon BeeKay
Stellar Chic Duo
Joe & Oz McGuire (Afrolicious)
and more…
in the yard:
Not Waving, but Drowning
Jessica Delfino
Bradford Reed and his Pencilina
with your DJ/soundman Greything
performances by:
Zero Boy
Fairytale Experiment Presents: Shadow/Play
The Jared Whitham Show
Modern Dance Awareness Society
“Blow,” a performance by Vanessa and Yung
plus:
Aerialists curated by Anya Sapozhnikova
Dreams and Aspirations Vending Machine by Yung
G. Scopitronic’s Non-Stop Film Fest
Light Circus Extraordinaire of Norm Francoeur
Delicious Barbecue
...and a cast of thousands who have generously donated their time and talents to help S.O.S. – save our space!
Your $20 will help ensure the existence of Rubulad for 65 million more years to come.
Directions: L Train to the Morgan Avenue stop and follow the address numbers or to the Montrose Avenue stop, down Messerole and left on Morgan.
10:00 pm doors, 11:00 pm show. 21+ w/ ID, really.
“Pre-hysteria” refers to all things dinosaur-ish, stone age or of the terminal, way-back past. Get inspired and dress accordingly...
We are guests of 3rd Ward so no BYOB please.
http://www.3rdward.com/special-events/pre-hysteria-a-fundraiser-to-help-save-rubulad-from-certain.html
Magical Real Love,
Miss C.Spot
Please join us this weekend in a very special event! Celebrate autumn and support the magical things in the city...
Along with an incredible line-up for the love of Rubulad, the Fairytale Experiment shall present Shadow/Play, with silhouettes by C. Spot Designs... an early show 11pm-ish and a late encore 1am-ish... Hope to see you there!
----------------------------------------
Save Rubulad from Extinction!
----------------------------------------
Rubulad and 3rd Ward Present:
...On Saturday, September 11, 2010
Pre-Hysteria – a fund-raiser to help save Rubulad from extinction
At 3rd Ward – 195 Morgan Avenue at Stagg Street
After years of sending Brooklyn's most adventurous party-goers into all-night wonderlands of art and celebration, Rubulad is now in danger of losing its space. "Pre-Hysteria" -- referring to all things billions years back, the way things were when dinosaurs and not the Department of Buildings ruled the earth. Please dress and comport yourselves accordingly.
live music by:
Les Sans Culottes
Lily and the Parlour Tricks
Thomas Francis Takes His Chances
The WoWz
With your dj/soundman Cody
DJs:
The Vintage DJ
DJ Dirty Finger
Reagonomics
Jimmy Jaxon BeeKay
Stellar Chic Duo
Joe & Oz McGuire (Afrolicious)
and more…
in the yard:
Not Waving, but Drowning
Jessica Delfino
Bradford Reed and his Pencilina
with your DJ/soundman Greything
performances by:
Zero Boy
Fairytale Experiment Presents: Shadow/Play
The Jared Whitham Show
Modern Dance Awareness Society
“Blow,” a performance by Vanessa and Yung
plus:
Aerialists curated by Anya Sapozhnikova
Dreams and Aspirations Vending Machine by Yung
G. Scopitronic’s Non-Stop Film Fest
Light Circus Extraordinaire of Norm Francoeur
Delicious Barbecue
...and a cast of thousands who have generously donated their time and talents to help S.O.S. – save our space!
Your $20 will help ensure the existence of Rubulad for 65 million more years to come.
Directions: L Train to the Morgan Avenue stop and follow the address numbers or to the Montrose Avenue stop, down Messerole and left on Morgan.
10:00 pm doors, 11:00 pm show. 21+ w/ ID, really.
“Pre-hysteria” refers to all things dinosaur-ish, stone age or of the terminal, way-back past. Get inspired and dress accordingly...
We are guests of 3rd Ward so no BYOB please.
http://www.3rdward.com/special-events/pre-hysteria-a-fundraiser-to-help-save-rubulad-from-certain.html
Magical Real Love,
Miss C.Spot
Monday, September 06, 2010
new creations!
Sunday, August 08, 2010
C. Spot : Bike Powered Fundraiser : Monday!
Darlings and Cohorts and Bicycle-Loving Comrades,
This Monday, August 9th, at 7pm!
You are cordially invited to join us for a lovely evening of snacks, drinks, bike movies, and good company, as we raise funds (and morale) for the legal battle to protect pedicabs and pedicab freedoms...
Join us at C. Spot Studio / Fairyland / Theater of the Magical Real.
Entry is sliding scale $15-$20 and includes food, entertainment, and grown-up drinks :)
There will also be a bicycle raffle sponsored by Times Up.
The Gate opens at 7pm / Program at 8:30pm.
You can take the F train to York Ave (first F stop i Brooklyn) or ride a bike over. We have plenty of bicycle parking.
RSVP for detailed directions. misscspot@gmail.com
The Story from Pedicab-Driver Duncan:
This past June I took a pedicab ride with my partner from Brooklyn, into the city. While we walked the pedicab on the Manhattan Bridge we got passed by a cyclist who turned out to be an attorney for the DCA (Department of Consumer Affairs) . This individual decided to take secret camera phone pictures of us on the bridge, and the pedicab, and to send these photo's to a NYPD detective.
The result was a very hefty unlawful ticket sent to my good friend, and pedicab distributor. Beyond that, the DCA is now trying to use this case as a vehicle (no pun intended) to not allow any pedicab
usage on bridges between Boroughs whatsoever!!!!
This would be a huge blow to our industry, and an insult to pedicab drivers throughout the city.
PLEASE, if you can, come celebrate pedal power, and help us raise the funds to pay for the legal fees necessary to win this case...and keep pedicab drivers free to walk our vehicle's between boroughs.
Magical Real Love and Bicycles!
This Monday, August 9th, at 7pm!
You are cordially invited to join us for a lovely evening of snacks, drinks, bike movies, and good company, as we raise funds (and morale) for the legal battle to protect pedicabs and pedicab freedoms...
Join us at C. Spot Studio / Fairyland / Theater of the Magical Real.
Entry is sliding scale $15-$20 and includes food, entertainment, and grown-up drinks :)
There will also be a bicycle raffle sponsored by Times Up.
The Gate opens at 7pm / Program at 8:30pm.
You can take the F train to York Ave (first F stop i Brooklyn) or ride a bike over. We have plenty of bicycle parking.
RSVP for detailed directions. misscspot@gmail.com
The Story from Pedicab-Driver Duncan:
This past June I took a pedicab ride with my partner from Brooklyn, into the city. While we walked the pedicab on the Manhattan Bridge we got passed by a cyclist who turned out to be an attorney for the DCA (Department of Consumer Affairs) . This individual decided to take secret camera phone pictures of us on the bridge, and the pedicab, and to send these photo's to a NYPD detective.
The result was a very hefty unlawful ticket sent to my good friend, and pedicab distributor. Beyond that, the DCA is now trying to use this case as a vehicle (no pun intended) to not allow any pedicab
usage on bridges between Boroughs whatsoever!!!!
This would be a huge blow to our industry, and an insult to pedicab drivers throughout the city.
PLEASE, if you can, come celebrate pedal power, and help us raise the funds to pay for the legal fees necessary to win this case...and keep pedicab drivers free to walk our vehicle's between boroughs.
Magical Real Love and Bicycles!
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Some "Josephine in White" Images
For the most recent Shanghai Mermaid I made a "Josephine in White" costume, and wore a white bowler hat, made a white mini tutu, borrowed a white vest and wore the most humungous pearls ever...
Here are some images, courtesy Erica Camille; ericacamilleproductions.com
Here are some images, courtesy Erica Camille; ericacamilleproductions.com
Friday, July 02, 2010
Some Mermaid Parade 2010 images
Lunette the Magic Fairy Bus and many beautiful friends teamed up to participate in the Coney Island Mermaid Parade 2010 (last year Lunette won second place for best motorized float!)
Here are some images, courtesy of Erica Camille, ericacamilleproductions.com
Here are some images, courtesy of Erica Camille, ericacamilleproductions.com
Monday, June 28, 2010
"Savage Princess" Costume
Second costume homage to Josephine Baker, "Savage Princess."
Monday, May 24, 2010
Josephine Baker Day!
Josephine Baker Day!
In 1951 the NAACP named May 20th Josephine Baker Day to honor her efforts to fight racism. Along with being an amazing and sensational performer, she also adopted many children from around the world, forming a family she called her "Rainbow Tribe." She also lived in a castle, by the way, called Chateau des Milandes.
I urge you all to look her up, be inspired by her, watch her films, and know that if you catch me on Saturday night you shall see me in my second of a series of costume homages to the great Josephine. (pictures coming soon...)
Lady Baker once said, “The things we truly love stay with us always, locked in our hearts as long as life remains.”
On Saturday, May 22nd Miss C. Spot could be found at Shanghai Mermaid as Josephine Baker in her "savage princess" costume... Beaded and sparkling!
In 1951 the NAACP named May 20th Josephine Baker Day to honor her efforts to fight racism. Along with being an amazing and sensational performer, she also adopted many children from around the world, forming a family she called her "Rainbow Tribe." She also lived in a castle, by the way, called Chateau des Milandes.
I urge you all to look her up, be inspired by her, watch her films, and know that if you catch me on Saturday night you shall see me in my second of a series of costume homages to the great Josephine. (pictures coming soon...)
Lady Baker once said, “The things we truly love stay with us always, locked in our hearts as long as life remains.”
On Saturday, May 22nd Miss C. Spot could be found at Shanghai Mermaid as Josephine Baker in her "savage princess" costume... Beaded and sparkling!
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
The First of my Josephine Baker homages...
Here is a photo from the first in the costume series of Lady Baker inspired costumes premiering at Shanghai Mermaid... This costume is a reinvention of Josephine's costume in the film "Zou Zou" for her number entitled, "Haiti" in which she sings from inside a giant birdcage.
Photo courtesy of Michael Gwilliam.
Photo courtesy of Michael Gwilliam.
Saturday, March 13, 2010
The Metrocard Fairy
We have just completed our new short film, brought to you by Theater of the Magical Reel. We made up the story last spring during one of our Fairytale Experiment "playshops" through improv and partly inspired by a drawing exercise we did of characters (one drawing was of a fairy with huge metrocards for wings). We shot this all in one hilarious afternoon, with many obstacles including the rain, failing camera batteries, location changes, and still came out with something that certainly makes us smile -- we hope it makes you smile too!
Friday, February 26, 2010
THE RUBIN MUSEUM OF ART
presents
Gallery Performance and Talk
“The Moment of Dying”
An excerpt from The Tibetan Book of the Dead for Reading Aloud
featuring The Dharma Players with the RMA Guides
Directed by: Duncan Elder and Cindy Sibilsky
Players: Cindy Sibilsky, Duncan Elder, Charlotte Gaspard
Music: Nimai Lawson & Taraka Lawson
Friday, February 26
8:00 PM
The Tibetan Book of the Dead for Reading Aloud is famed playwright Jean Claude van Itallie’s poetic adaptation of the traditional Tibetan Book of the Dead, including passages used to aid and comfort at the time of death.
Each week, members of The Dharma Players will perform various aspects of the Tibetan Book of the Dead for Reading Aloud. Each fifteen minute vignette will illuminate the traditional text in provocative and intriguing ways, offering visitors a theatrical introduction to the works of art exhibited in Bardo: The Tibetan Art of Death. Following each performance, visitors can further explore the Bardo exhibition with museum guides.
“The Moment of Dying”—Friday, March 5
“Peaceful Energies”—Friday, April 2
“Wrathful Energies”—Friday, May 7
“Rebirth”—Friday, June 4
RUBIN MUSEUM OF ART
150 WEST 17 STREET, NEW YORK CITY 1 www.rmanyc.org
212.620.5000 x344
Bardo: The Tibetan Art of the Afterlife
February 12, 2010–September 6, 2010
The transitional states between death and either the attainment of spiritual enlightenment or the return to the cycle of rebirth are explored in Bardo: The Tibetan Art of the Afterlife. For centuries Tantric Buddhism has used tools that aid in the preparation for the hallucinatory visions that appear in the afterlife. Only by recognizing these visions as illusory can buddhahood be attained.
Monday, January 18, 2010
Saturday, January 16, 2010
"Alice Underground" Reading 1/21/10 and more...
Darlings & Cohorts, Fairies & Creatures of Inspiration,
The New is here and we are filled with dreams coming to life all
around us... Winter is the time to prepare the ground for all the
seeds of our creative adventures to come and we are blissed to share
this with you...
...............................
Below you shall find:
...............................
-- an invitation to join us for a reading of our new play
"Alice Underground" by Charlotte Gaspard & the Fairytale Experiment
-- a link to watch a 30minute version of the Documentary by Rose Robin
"Fairytale Experiment : on the road" of our adventures, Summer 2009
...............................
This Thursday, January 21st we are proud to present a staged reading
of our new play, "Alice Underground" written by Charlotte Gaspard &
the Fairytale Experiment, presented to you by Theater of the Magical
Real. We are honored by One Arm Red to use their beautiful theater
space in DUMBO, Brooklyn (www.onearmred.com). "Alice Underground" is
our modern adult retelling of the classic story of "Alice in
Wonderland", set in the present with our gritty New York City as the
backdrop.
The reading shall start at 7pm and we would like to invite you, our
friends and cohorts to join us and stay afterward for some discussion
and feedback.
Space is very limited, so if you would like to join us, please PLEASE
send an RSVP.
...............................
Our beloved Rose Robin has edited a short 30 minute taste of the
documentary of "Fairytale Experiment on the Road" and it is up on the
internet in beautiful quality. This is just to give you a taste, this
summer we shall be releasing a full-length feature of the adventures
of Lunette the magic bus, and the fairies exploring America and
performing our original Fairytales...
Watch it, and please comment and vote and give feedback:
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xbs5tg_the-fairytale-experiment-30mins-ver_travel
...............................
The New is here and we are filled with dreams coming to life all
around us... Winter is the time to prepare the ground for all the
seeds of our creative adventures to come and we are blissed to share
this with you...
...............................
Below you shall find:
...............................
-- an invitation to join us for a reading of our new play
"Alice Underground" by Charlotte Gaspard & the Fairytale Experiment
-- a link to watch a 30minute version of the Documentary by Rose Robin
"Fairytale Experiment : on the road" of our adventures, Summer 2009
...............................
This Thursday, January 21st we are proud to present a staged reading
of our new play, "Alice Underground" written by Charlotte Gaspard &
the Fairytale Experiment, presented to you by Theater of the Magical
Real. We are honored by One Arm Red to use their beautiful theater
space in DUMBO, Brooklyn (www.onearmred.com). "Alice Underground" is
our modern adult retelling of the classic story of "Alice in
Wonderland", set in the present with our gritty New York City as the
backdrop.
The reading shall start at 7pm and we would like to invite you, our
friends and cohorts to join us and stay afterward for some discussion
and feedback.
Space is very limited, so if you would like to join us, please PLEASE
send an RSVP.
...............................
Our beloved Rose Robin has edited a short 30 minute taste of the
documentary of "Fairytale Experiment on the Road" and it is up on the
internet in beautiful quality. This is just to give you a taste, this
summer we shall be releasing a full-length feature of the adventures
of Lunette the magic bus, and the fairies exploring America and
performing our original Fairytales...
Watch it, and please comment and vote and give feedback:
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xbs5tg_the-fairytale-experiment-30mins-ver_travel
...............................
Wednesday, January 06, 2010
Happy New and the magic of 2010
We brought in the new year in a cream colored corset and an oversized vintage suit, a grey felted stingy fedora... The only thing missing was a bowtie and a very short and fat cigar to make the backstage persona for the Shanghai Mermaid complete. All the acts were wonderful as always, but a new jem of discovery is the burlesque performer of New Orleans (our home away from home) Perle Noir. Her first number, shimmering and ecstatic in gold with an amazing feathered headdress, was enough to make even this brave and debaucherous soul feel faint. Another precious highlight, getting to hear the lovely Juliette sing a few numbers, a treat you don't get every time.
The first is a day for recovery, for sleep and classic cinema curled up with whatever pets you can find, lost in a stupor of coffee, last night's champagne, and reflections of the year past and the year to come. However the second is a day to have a "brunch for dinner" party, beyond "breakfast all day" which is genius on its own, the "Brunch for Dinner" party is a C.Spot invention wherein dear friends come over for the greatest meal of this fair city, and enjoy it starting at about 7pm or so... Perfect if you party till 7am...
Sunday was another treat to start it off right. We go to Bembe and hear one of our favorite bands, The Mumbles, featuring La Mer. The music is so good and we are all together and we think of Solange with love and less bitterness to the loss, we just honor her, and love everyone around us in her honor.
The first is a day for recovery, for sleep and classic cinema curled up with whatever pets you can find, lost in a stupor of coffee, last night's champagne, and reflections of the year past and the year to come. However the second is a day to have a "brunch for dinner" party, beyond "breakfast all day" which is genius on its own, the "Brunch for Dinner" party is a C.Spot invention wherein dear friends come over for the greatest meal of this fair city, and enjoy it starting at about 7pm or so... Perfect if you party till 7am...
Sunday was another treat to start it off right. We go to Bembe and hear one of our favorite bands, The Mumbles, featuring La Mer. The music is so good and we are all together and we think of Solange with love and less bitterness to the loss, we just honor her, and love everyone around us in her honor.
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